NY Times is fascinated by women living without men

The NY Times published two articles this weekend about groups of women living without men. The first was a shorter piece about lesbian separatist communities where groups of, mainly older, lesbians live in communities away from men and the rest of the world. The second is about single mothers by choice, who don’t have husbands, and who rely on their girlfriends (NY Times makes it very clear that they are “platonic friends”) for support. These articles are both very interesting, providing some insight into communities that don’t receive much attention. But, I think it’s really interesting how fascinated the NY Times seems to be with these women and how they aren’t relying on men in their every day lives. The authors of both of these pieces seem to be skeptical of the fact that these women don’t need men to survive. I’m not sure how exactly how I feel about either of these articles, but they’re both interesting, and it’s strange that the NY Times continues to publish these articles that seem to be trying “figure women out.”